Extend the Life of Your Appliances with a Water Softener in the Wasatch Front region

Most homes in North America have hard water—89.3 percent in the U.S. and 85 percent in Canada.

It’s all right to drink hard water, but it can cause issues in your the Wasatch Front region home:

• Mineral accumulation in plumbing and appliances
• Reddish stains in toilets
• Shabby clothing and coarse towels
• Lackluster skin and hair
• Splotches on dishes, flatware and glasses
• Low flow rate during showers

Water softening solutions from Barlow Service Experts can address your home water problems and bring you purer drinking water.

Whether you’re starting to check out water softeners or you need water softener repair, our team of professionals are here to help.

Need a new water conditioning system for one reasonable monthly payment? Contact us for more information about our Advantage Program™.¹

Benefits of Using a Water Softener

It’s inexpensive to use a water softener. It uses less than $3 in electricity per year.²

A water softener only needs about 2.5 pounds of salt. That’s 80 percent less salt than dial-style softeners.

Soft water can make cleaning more effortless, help your appliances run longer and help you avoid plumbing clogs.

Clog-Free Plumbing and Fixtures

Soft water helps water flow easily in plumbing. Hard water causes mineral coatings to accumulate in your pipes and fixtures. This can lead to clogs and decreased water pressure.

Showerheads in homes with hard water can lose 75 percent of their flow rate in shorter than 18 months. Soft water maintains the brilliance and full flow for faucets and showerheads, nearly as well as the day they were put in.

Soft water is lacks minerals. It doesn’t leave deposits in pipes or constrict water flow in fixtures.

Longer-Lasting Appliances

Over time, hard water can cause minerals to build up in your washing machine and dishwasher.

The mineral deposits in hard water make limescale when they get hot. This can coat the heating elements in your appliances, reducing life span and efficiency.

As a result, your appliances may need regular fixes or need to be replaced sooner.

Efficient Water Heaters

Soft water protects the efficiency of water heaters.

Gas storage and tankless water heaters operating on soft water hold on to the factory efficiency rating over a 15-year life span. In comparison, using hard water for a gas water heater can cut efficiency by up to 48 percent.

If you use an electric water heater, up to 30 pounds of rock-like scale can accumulate in the tank from hard water. The scale is an inferior heat conductor. It can reduce the life of your heating element, because it has to work longer to heat water.

Soft Skin, Brighter Laundry and Cleaner Dishes

Hard water minerals accumulate on your skin and in your hair, causing it to look dull. It can also cause painful razor burn.

Soft water is better at washing away soap residue, so you’ll have silkier skin and shinier hair. Plus, your clothes will look more colorful and your dishes will look more flawless.

Less Soap and Cleaning Time

When you have hard water, you have to use more soap for a satisfactory lather. The minerals in hard water react with soap. This makes a scum on sinks.

With soft water, you won’t need to spend as much time cleaning to eliminate soap scum. You’ll also use less cleaning supplies.

What You Need to Know About Hard Water and Water Softener Systems

What is Hard Water?

Hard water has more minerals than regular water.

What is a Water Softener System?

It’s an appliance that eliminates excess minerals like calcium and magnesium. It also minimizes chlorine, iron and volatile organic compounds.

How Long Does a Water Softener Last?

A water softener that’s the appropriate size for your home will last for a long period. Its lifetime depends on the manufacturer and how much you use it.

How Much Does a Water Softener Cost?

Some water softeners are more efficient than others. As a result, the total may differ.

Costs can also be different based on how hard your water is and how much water you need. If your water is extremely hard and is used frequently, softening expenses will increase.

Is Softened Water Safe to Drink?

Softened water contains all the natural minerals we need. While a small amount of sodium is mixed in during the softening process, softened water is absolutely safe to drink.

What’s the Quality of My Drinking Water?

Water quality fluctuates by geography and processing levels. It can also be influenced by construction, mining, agriculture and mineral deposits your groundwater goes through.

You can discover if there are pollutants in your home’s drinking water.

The Environmental Working Group manages a free database of more than 30 million state records of tap water tests. About 81 percent of community utilities analyzed in the U.S. contain chemicals connected to cancer, according to the group’s investigation.

Can Brine from Softeners Damage my Septic Tank?

A study by the Water Quality Association discovered a septic tank can’t be harmed by brine released by a water softener. The tanks that were reviewed were correctly placed and working normally.

Softened water may help reduce detergents being let into your septic tank.

Softer Water, Guaranteed

Hard water problems? Call us at 801-436-8985 or request an appointment online.

One of our specialists can figure out if you need a water softener.

We back our work with a 100% Satisfaction Guarantee³ for a year. That means we’ll get the job done right the first time, whether you need us to service your water softener or install a new one.

¹Some exclusions apply.
²Based on manufacturer’s information and assumptions. Savings may vary based on the type of system you use.
³Not applicable to the Advantage Program. See your signed Advantage Program Agreement for full details and exclusions. 100% Satisfaction Guarantee is subject to certain restrictions and limitations as set forth in the applicable Terms and Conditions.